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1. The medium, not the message. An underlying substance or layer. The material on or from which an organism lives, grows or obtains its nourishment. <br> | 1. The medium, not the message. An underlying substance or layer. The material on or from which an organism lives, grows or obtains its nourishment. <br> | ||
2. A material which provides the surface on which something is deposited or inscribed. A waxen tablet, a [[Jacquard loom|punched card]], a magnetic disc. | 2. A material which provides the surface on which something is deposited or inscribed. A waxen tablet, a [[Jacquard loom|punched card]], a magnetic disc. A piece of paper. | ||
Once upon a time the distinction between [[information]] and the [[substrate]] on which that information was conveyed was not apparent. The information in a letter, book, or newspaper was indistinguishable from the [[tangible]] paper on which it was printed. | Once upon a time the distinction between [[information]] and the [[substrate]] on which that information was conveyed was not apparent. The information in a letter, book, or newspaper was indistinguishable from the [[tangible]] paper on which it was printed. | ||
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(Sub-thread: is physically printed material “[[tangible]]” information? Or just a [[tangible]] ''substrate'' in which information is embedded?) | (Sub-thread: is physically printed material “[[tangible]]” information? Or just a [[tangible]] ''substrate'' in which information is embedded?) | ||
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Substrate /ˈsʌbstreɪt/ (n.)
1. The medium, not the message. An underlying substance or layer. The material on or from which an organism lives, grows or obtains its nourishment.
2. A material which provides the surface on which something is deposited or inscribed. A waxen tablet, a punched card, a magnetic disc. A piece of paper.
Once upon a time the distinction between information and the substrate on which that information was conveyed was not apparent. The information in a letter, book, or newspaper was indistinguishable from the tangible paper on which it was printed.
But now.
(Sub-thread: is physically printed material “tangible” information? Or just a tangible substrate in which information is embedded?)